Peter Crawford

Peter Crawford

Favorite films

  • Nostalgia
  • 2046
  • Ikiru
  • 8½

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  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    ★★★½

  • Begin Again

    ★★★½

  • The Idea of You

    ★★★

  • Miss Congeniality

    ★★★½

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  • Plan 75

    Plan 75

    ★★★

    Great concept, though questions remain and the implementation of the plan seems a little too inhumane for even a faceless bureaucracy to implement. Very few people would want to die anywhere else than their own homes or else some truly inviting setting — certainly not a bed in a row of beds in a drab hospital you have to bus yourself to. Lots of no-shows, I would predict. 

    Altogether it’s one story that tries to be three. The fellow and…

  • The Grandmaster

    The Grandmaster

    ★★★

    Cinematography on a par with Doyle’s work. But really Wong is just parodying himself here. Succeeded at making every frame astonishingly beautiful…on the surface. The depth that makes for actual cinema is lacking though.

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  • Red, White & Royal Blue

    Red, White & Royal Blue

    ★★★★½

    Truly a lovely, loving and lovey-dovey film!

  • Single White Female

    Single White Female

    ★★½

    Very problematic - starting with the racism inherent in the title. What’s a poor little yt normal to do? All het men are bastards, and women are either weirdos or lesbian — and lesbians are either bull dykes who want to knock down your walls or demons who insinuate themselves into your life so they can murder you and all your loved ones. The only person you can count on is your gay bff, who is conveniently voluntarily celibate so…